Transfer function method of seismic signal processing and exploration
US6430508B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/66
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of obtaining and processing seismic data to obtain enhanced geophysical maps from pre-existing 3D seismic data. A first set of data is obtained from a vertical seismic profile (VSP) survey and a second set from reverse seismic profile survey by reversing the locations of the sources and receivers of the VSP survey. The two sets of data are combined to determine a transfer function or model, which is then applied to a set of 3D seismic data to obtain a seismic map of the area surveyed for the 3D data.
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